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Excited to share that our research-informed children's nature connection storybook will be used by Derbyshire Wildlife Trust to support activities for the Allestree Park (Derby) Urban Rewilding project - the largest in the UK. University of Derby Psychology at Derby Rebecca Petronzi DerbyUniPrimaryITT/E

Delighted to receive Prof Kath Mitchell CBE Ideas Forum funding to develop our research informed storybooks, focusing on (i) coral reef conservation with the excellent Prof. Michael Sweet, and (ii) bullying awareness & prevention with the brilliant Dr Peter J. R. Macaulay. Let's write! Rebecca Petronzi

📢PROGRAMME NOW LIVE! #BERAWERA2024 This year's conference is set up to be our biggest one yet and we have a fantastic array of presentations, workshops, symposiums and more! WERA #BERA50 View programme here: bera.ac.uk/conference/ber…

Received my copy of The Mathematical Resilience Book. Dr Thomas Hunt and I contributed a chapter on recognising and measuring maths anxiety and resilience. Great to be part of a network of professionals that endeavour to understand and share best practice to support maths education

Huge thanks to Charlotte Scott for representing our research team! Much more to come as we look to develop further resources.

Do you work with pupils with special educational needs? Join us this September for our dedicated day conference on how to make maths accessible for all. Including #mathsanxiety with Dominic Petronzi View the programme and session outlines here: buff.ly/3VZ3rJv

I had the privilege of being invited to the University of Nottingham as lab to discuss and explore how comics can be used to express and support mental health in young people. Some great conversations and opportunities to map this into our own research informed storybook series.

We are excited to be invited by Derbyshire Wildlife Trust for a reading of our nature connection children's storybook at Derby Book Festival Kids Takeover at Electric Daisy (Derby) on August 8th! Rebecca Petronzi

Thrilled that our work has supported this event!

Our coral reef conservation children's storybook Rebecca Petronzi, working alongside the brilliant Michael Sweet Prof. Michael Sweet and illustrated by the incredible Peter Seymour theSquidmonkey, is starting to come together. We're very excited for the final product!

Rebecca Rebecca Petronzi and I had the privilege of representing University of Derby at the #BERAWERA2024 conference where we discussed our storybook project and our work alongside academics and external collaborators. Great to receive positive feedback that has enthused us even more!

Very grateful for the opportunity to present our series of research-informed storybooks at #BERAWERA2024 . It was great to meet & learn from inspiring researchers and educators from across the world & share developments in the sector. Dominic Petronzi DerbyUniPrimaryITT/E BERA

Myself and Megan are doing a talk on the psychology behind the paranormal and conspiracy theories at 7 pm on Tuesday, 17th of September, at Mr Grundy’s Tavern, Ashbourne Road, Derby.  Everyone is welcome; there is no need to book, and it's free! Psychology at Derby University of Derby

Incredible day working cross-departmentally to record a reading of our nature connection storybook! Huge thanks to the students on the Film and High End TV Production programme and the digital media producers (provost learning and teaching) at UoD Rebecca Petronzi University of Derby

Following our studio storybook reading last week, we were in nature today filming some wonderfully autumnal shots to accompany the film. Excited to see this edited together as a usable resource for children and primary care providers Rebecca Petronzi University of Derby Psychology at Derby

Looking forward to presenting at this event in late November.

Relished the opportunity to provide an update of our wider research-informed storybook project to our vice chancellor Prof Kath Mitchell CBE and executive board as part of our ideas forum funding. Some especially encouraging responses and feedback, but the work continues…Rebecca Petronzi

Thanks British Dyslexia Association for the opportunity to speak about maths anxiety and our work at the UoD at the Confidence in Change conference. Fantastic delegates, great engagement and really interesting conversations!

Really pleased to have our research-informed storybook blog featured by BPS West Midlands Rebecca Petronzi